Bucharest Orthodox Wedding


Walking in Bucharest on a Saturday afternoon, I entered one of the Eastern Orthodox churches. Inside a wedding was taking place. It was a small ceremony and there was room in the back for me to watch. Four priests administered the ceremony, each wearing gilded robes and jewelry. They would switch between reading passages from the bible and chanting songs. While not the exact music it sounded very much like this:

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